Revision Case Law

1. EXERCISE OF REVISIONARY JURISDICTION WHERE THERE IS AN ALTERNATE REMEDY 

1. Ranasinghe v Henry 1 NLR 303

2. Athukorale v Saminathan 41 NLR 165

3. Silva v Silva 44 NLR 494

4. Abdul Cader v Sitty Nisa 52 NLR 546

5. Potman v IP Dodanwala 74 NLR 115

6. Sinnathamby  v Meera Mohideen 60 NLR 394

7. Soysa v Silva 2000 2 SLR 235

8. Camil v Podimenike 2012 1 SLR 90

9. Mallika de Silva v Gamini de Silva 1999 1 SLR 85

10. Jayasekera v Arsekularatne 1990 BALR 3 Part 1 page 61.

11. De Zoysa v DE Silva 1990 8 BALR Vol 1 page 51

12. Soysa v Silva 2000 2 SLLR 235

 

2. WHERE THERE IS AN ALTERNATE REMEDY THE PETITIONER MUST ESTABLISH EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES 

1. Rustom v Hapangama 1978/79 2 SLR 225

2. Rashid Ali v Mohomad Ali 1981 1 SLR 262

3. Sirimavo Bandaranaike v Times of Ceylon 1995 1 SLR 22

4. Camil v Podimenike 2012 3 SLR 192

 

Different view 

1. Samad v Mosajee 1988 1 CALR 147

2. Thilagaratnam v Edirisinghe 1982 1 SLR 56

3. Kareesha v Jayasinghe 1986 1 CALR 109

4. Nadaraja v Thyagaratnam 1986 3 CALR 303.

5. Hotel Galaxy v Mercantile Hotels 1987 1 SLR 5

6. Janeeta v Abeysekera  4 Sri Shantha L R 30

 

3. REQUIREMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES 

1. AG v Podisingho 51 NLR 385

2. Rustom v Hapangama cited under 2 above.

3. Rashid Ali v Mohomad Ali cited under 2 above 

4. Sirimavo Bandaranaike v Times of Ceylon 1995 1 SLR 22

5. BOC v Kaleel 2004 1 SLR 284

6. Dharmaratne v Palm Paradise 2003 3 SLR 24

7. Wijesinghe v Tharmaratnam 4 Sri Skantha LR 47

 

4. THE PETITIONER MUST WALK TO COURT WITH CLEAN HANDS 

1. Perera v Peoples Bank 1995 4 BALJ Part 1 Page 12

2. Navaratnasingham v Arumugam 1980 2 SLR 1

3. PMB v SV Industries 1990 2 SLR 29

4. Gunawardene v AG 1996 2 SLR 149

5. Senanayake v Paul Pieris 1992 2 SLR 169

 

5. WHERE THERE IS DELAY REVISION MAY NOT ISSUE.

1. Gnanapandithan v Balanayagam 1998 1 SLR 391

2. Caderamanpullev Ceylon Paper Sacks 2001 3 SLR 192

3. Camil v Podimenike 2012 3 SLR 192

 

6. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SC RULES 

1.Rasheed Ali v Mohomad Ali 1981 1 SLR 262

2. Udeshi  v Mather 4 Sri Shantha L R 46

3. Navaratnam Ingham v Arumugam 1980 2 SLR 1

4. Nicholas v Macan Markar 1986 1 BALR part 6 page 245

5. David Appuhamy v Yassasi Thero 1987 1 SLR 253

6. Mary Nona v Francina  1988 2 SLR 250

7. Kiriwanthe v Navaratne 1990 1 SLR 1 - CA Decision 1990 2 SLR 393 SC decision

8. Brown and Company v Ratnayake 1990 1 SLR 92

9. Samarasekera v Mudiyanse 1990 1 SLR 137

10. Challaiah v Ponnambalam 4 Sri Skantha LR 61

 

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